Ray Comfort blames shooting on Dawkins, Hitchens - Atheist Nexus2015-03-03T20:18:37Zhttp://www.atheistnexus.org/forum/topics/ray-comfort-blames-shooting-on-dawkins-hitchens?xg_source=activity&id=2182797%3ATopic%3A2124802&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIt's all about money guys. Th…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2012-12-20:2182797:Comment:21261882012-12-20T04:10:00.595ZLarry Taylorhttp://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/LarryTaylor912
<p>It's all about money guys. The more outrageous the religious statement, the more audience he commands. The more audience he commands, the more donations he receives. Do you honestly think for one minute that Ray Comfort--or any of the other idiots like him--actually believes what he spews?</p>
<p>It's all about money guys. The more outrageous the religious statement, the more audience he commands. The more audience he commands, the more donations he receives. Do you honestly think for one minute that Ray Comfort--or any of the other idiots like him--actually believes what he spews?</p> I've read somewhere that by p…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2012-12-19:2182797:Comment:21259012012-12-19T14:52:18.981ZBud the Wondererhttp://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/BudtheWonderer
<p>I've read somewhere that by percentages, there are a lot more atheists in European countries, than in America. So, you'd expect the Brits to sort of take something of the lead, in expounding about atheism, to speakers of English. I recall that France had the highest percentage of atheists: about 33%, if I recall correctly.</p>
<p>I've read somewhere that by percentages, there are a lot more atheists in European countries, than in America. So, you'd expect the Brits to sort of take something of the lead, in expounding about atheism, to speakers of English. I recall that France had the highest percentage of atheists: about 33%, if I recall correctly.</p> Agreed James. They are just g…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2012-12-19:2182797:Comment:21258152012-12-19T13:02:20.375ZSteph S.http://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/StephS
<p>Agreed James. They are just guessing at the cause. You are right.</p>
<p>Agreed James. They are just guessing at the cause. You are right.</p> And the press keeps speculati…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2012-12-19:2182797:Comment:21259472012-12-19T12:46:22.810ZJames Kzhttp://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/JamesKz
<p>And the press keeps speculating on putative mental illnesses and interviewing each other and ascribing diagnoses (Asperger's, schizophrenia, bipolar) and yet the mentally ill are eleven times more likely to be victims of violence, and approximately one-quarter are every year.</p>
<p>It is the putative normals that are the problem. The mentally ill need guns, not them. The press speculation with no evidence is nothing more than stigmatising the mentally ill.</p>
<p>And the press keeps speculating on putative mental illnesses and interviewing each other and ascribing diagnoses (Asperger's, schizophrenia, bipolar) and yet the mentally ill are eleven times more likely to be victims of violence, and approximately one-quarter are every year.</p>
<p>It is the putative normals that are the problem. The mentally ill need guns, not them. The press speculation with no evidence is nothing more than stigmatising the mentally ill.</p> Exactly booklover - why fear…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2012-12-19:2182797:Comment:21257992012-12-19T12:32:56.384ZSteph S.http://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/StephS
<p>Exactly booklover - why fear a loving god? good question.</p>
<p>Exactly booklover - why fear a loving god? good question.</p> I started to say, "What about…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2012-12-19:2182797:Comment:21256312012-12-19T03:10:43.314ZHumble Piehttp://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/HumblePie
<p>I started to say, "What about Bertrand Russell? He wasn't British!" Then I realized he was. Turns out the guy is right. Godless godhating godhaters tend to be limeys. Let's start using inflammatory names for them, like limeys. Because name calling always means that we are on the right side. ;)</p>
<p>I started to say, "What about Bertrand Russell? He wasn't British!" Then I realized he was. Turns out the guy is right. Godless godhating godhaters tend to be limeys. Let's start using inflammatory names for them, like limeys. Because name calling always means that we are on the right side. ;)</p> Good old Hitch! Apparently he…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2012-12-19:2182797:Comment:21255532012-12-19T02:54:55.279Znick coxhttp://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/nickcox
<p>Good old Hitch! Apparently he can still influence the world from the after-life :-)</p>
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<p>Why does America breed so many lunatics such as the guys who make these videos? If I was American,I would be indulging in some navel-gazing.</p>
<p>Good old Hitch! Apparently he can still influence the world from the after-life :-)</p>
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<p>Why does America breed so many lunatics such as the guys who make these videos? If I was American,I would be indulging in some navel-gazing.</p> And WHAT was on those belt bu…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2012-12-18:2182797:Comment:21254542012-12-18T23:30:10.918ZLoren Millerhttp://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/LorenMiller
<p>And WHAT was on those belt buckles of Hitler's troops?<br/><br/>Oh, yeah - <em>Gott Mitt Uns</em>. Some real god-fearing folks there, weren't they?</p>
<p>And WHAT was on those belt buckles of Hitler's troops?<br/><br/>Oh, yeah - <em>Gott Mitt Uns</em>. Some real god-fearing folks there, weren't they?</p> When a man can go to an eleme…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2012-12-18:2182797:Comment:21254512012-12-18T23:22:07.342ZRuth Anthony-Gardnerhttp://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/RuthAnthonyGardner
<blockquote><p><em><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: georgia,palatino;">When a man can go to an elementary school and shoot people, including children, to death and then shoot himself, he doesn't fear God in the slightest.</span></em></p>
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<p>Do we even know the religion of the shooter? He could be an active participant in some religion or other.</p>
<p>Fear-based "morality", yup, that'll stop mass murder every time. Wait, didn't fear and awe of Allah justifiy…</p>
<blockquote><p><em><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: georgia,palatino;">When a man can go to an elementary school and shoot people, including children, to death and then shoot himself, he doesn't fear God in the slightest.</span></em></p>
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<p>Do we even know the religion of the shooter? He could be an active participant in some religion or other.</p>
<p>Fear-based "morality", yup, that'll stop mass murder every time. Wait, didn't fear and awe of Allah justifiy 9-11?</p> Even though mom was also shot…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2012-12-18:2182797:Comment:21249182012-12-18T16:29:18.544ZDaniel Whttp://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/Daniel57
<p>Even though mom was also shot and killed, she was part of the course of events. So I guess we should make a rule, if your on is odd and vegan and semi autistic you shouldn't teach him to shoot, and collect guns in the house and espouse survivalist ideas. We cant say any of those led to this tragedy, but it's hard to escape that it did. </p>
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<p>Or, we should think about our gun culture in the same way we think about drunk driving, and quit making gun use an American…</p>
<p>Even though mom was also shot and killed, she was part of the course of events. So I guess we should make a rule, if your on is odd and vegan and semi autistic you shouldn't teach him to shoot, and collect guns in the house and espouse survivalist ideas. We cant say any of those led to this tragedy, but it's hard to escape that it did. </p>
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<p>Or, we should think about our gun culture in the same way we think about drunk driving, and quit making gun use an American sacrament.</p>
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<p>It's interesting to look at major media websites. Yesterday I looked at about a half dozen, and while they mentioned mom and dad getting divorced, and the alimony, and the kid maybe being autistic, the sites that discussed the survivalist stuff were more on the looney tunes side, like British tabloids. Maybe that's changed, or was "selection bias" on my part.</p>
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<p>Making the most lethal guns less prevalent would not take away self defense or hunting privileges.</p>
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<p>There was also the kid last week at Portland suburb mall. Overshadowed by the larger and more heartbreaking death toll in Connecticut. Looks like it was another odd kid who did it.</p>
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<p>Let's make odd kids illegal. Wait. That would have been me as a high schooler. Lets not say that.</p>